Freefall is open from the top. The Headwall, Bermuda, Knight’s Revenge, and Shakedown are also open. Sterling Mountain is 100 percent open! 4 inches of new snow in the past 24 hours and 13 inches in the past 4 days. The conditions are just fantastic!
Wow-what a fun day! I found many powder stashes throughout the day and also had a great run on Freefall.
We received 2 inches of new snow in the past 24 hours and 19 inches in the past 3 days. Tomorrow we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 5 lifts operating, including the Madonna I Lift. We now have 70 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 19 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Smugglers’ Alley for a grand total of 85 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Surface conditions are packed powder and powder with average base depths of 12 to 46 inches. Tonight we plan to make snow on Black Snake and Snake Bite. Currently, it is cloudy and 12 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 5 to 10 mph. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for cloudy skies with a chance of snow showers and a high of 23 degrees.
Freefall is open from the top and the Headwall is open!
The 5 inches of new snow that we received today was nice and dense. It allowed us to open Freefall from the top and the Headwall of Madonna Liftline. My first run of the day was on Smugglers’ Alley. It was groomed early last night, which allowed the snowfall to build up on top of the groomed snow overnight. It was a nice and flat with 4 inches of fresh on top this morning. It was so much fun to float on top of the heavier snow. I had the pleasure of riding the Sterling Lift with a long time Smuggs family member “George of the Jungle.” Thanks George for the great conversation and laughs. This afternoon I ran into my good friend Pat. We had a great time on Thomke’s, Black Snake, Practice Slope, and Snake Bite. We were able to find some great loose powder on the side of the trail to play in. Pat decided to catch some pretty big air on the “neck” of the Practice Slope. His photo is seen above.
Tomorrow we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 6 lifts operating, including the Madonna I Lift. We have 77 out of 78 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are packed powder and powder with average base depths of 16 to 54 inches. We plan to groom 30 trails tonight, including Ruthie’s, Wanderer, and Thomke’s for a grand total of 125 acres of freshly groomed terrain. We received 5 inches of new snow in the past 24 hours and 36 inches in the past 5 days. Currently, it is snowing and 28 degrees at the summit of Sterling. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for cloudy skies, flurries and a snow shower with a high of 35 degrees.
This series of photos is Ski Patroller Jeff Wentzel doing trail check on Freefall.
8 inches of new snow overnight, 22 inches in the past 24 hours, and 29 inches in the past 3 days. Today we have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with all 8 lifts operating. We have all 78 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Freefall is open from the traverse on Upper FIS. Upper Madonna Liftline is open from Catwalk down to Robin’s Run work road. Surface conditions are powder and packed powder with average base depths of 16 to 54 inches. The wind moved the snow around last night if you get my drift. 36 trails have been groomed for today, including Snow Snake, Playground, and Jolly Rodger for a grand total of 142 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Currently, it is partly sunny and 0 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 1 to 5 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for partly sunny skies with a high of 8 degrees. Dress warm and enjoy the amazing conditions!
We received 3 to 5 inches of new snow in the past 24 hours and 13 inches in the past 3 days. The new snow allowed us to open some natural snow trails like Robin’s Run, Black Hole, Freefall from the traverse, Upper Madonna Liftline from the top down to Catwalk, Thomke’s Express, and Black Bear. I skied Upper Madonna Liftline and Freefall this morning. They were both fantastic! These trails saw a good bit of traffic today and some closed before the end of the day. The snow in the forecast tonight might allow us to reopen some of these tomorrow. We are presently making snow on Upper FIS and we plan to continue through the night. Tomorrow we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 6 lifts operating, including the Madonna I Lift. We have 37 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are packed powder and powder with average base depths of 12 to 48 inches. 21 out of the 37 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, including Smugglers’ Alley for a grand total of 92 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Tonight’s forecast is calling for snow showers with 1 to 2 inches of accumulation possible. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for partly sunny skies with a slight chance of a snow shower and a high of 35 degrees.
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Fist bump to celebrate a great run
Today we have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 4 lifts operating, including the Madonna I lift. We have 65 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are machine groomed and spring conditions with average base depths of 18 to 48 inches. 26 trails have been groomed for today, that’s 120 acres of freshly groomed terrain. The Black Hole and Freefall are now open from the traverse on Upper FIS.
Currently it is partly cloudy and 34 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 5 to 10 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for partly cloudy skies with temperatures between 35 and 50 degrees.
Snow Sport University Ski Instructor Justin Falkenburg at the summit of Madonna with his class
Today the temperature got up to 41 degrees at the summit of Sterling. Everything was softening up and was skiing well. The Headwall was open, Freefall was open from the top, and Madonna Liftline was open from Catwalk. I ran into my good friends Lenny and Nikki this afternoon. We took a few runs on Madonna together. We started off with a cruiser run on Upper Chilcoot. Nikki skied Waterfall for the first time and did great!
We are 100 percent open. Tomorrow we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 6 lifts operating, including the Madonna 1 Lift. We have all 78 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Surface conditions are spring conditions and machine-groomed with average base depths of 24 to 54 inches. We plan to groom 28 trails tonight, including Chilcoot, Dixie’s Knoll, and Black Snake for a grand total of 125 acres of freshly groomed terrain.
Nikki skiing Upper Chilcoot
Currently it is cloudy and 38 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 5 to 15 mph. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for cloudy skies with a chance of mix with temperatures between 34 and 49 degrees.
Snow Sport University Ski Instructor Matt McCawley gap jumping from drift to drift on Upper Chilcoot
The “Purple Painters” group at mid station on Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift
We are 100 percent open. We have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 6 lifts operating. We have all 78 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Black Hole, Freefall, and Madonna Liftline are open from the traverse on Upper FIS. Surface conditions are packed powder and machine groomed with average base depths of 24 to 54 inches. We should see some spring conditions this afternoon. 38 trails have been groomed for today, that’s 138 acres of freshly groomed terrain.
Currently it is sunny and 33 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 5 to 15 mph. Today’s forecast is calling for sunny skies early with increasing clouds and temperatures between 27 and 43 degrees.
Sterling and Mount Mansfield seen from Lower Catwalk
Tomorrow we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 6 lifts operating. We have all 78 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. Freefall, the Black Hole, and Madonna Liftline are open from the traverse on Upper FIS. Surface conditions are packed powder and machine groomed with average base depths of 24 to 54 inches. Tonight we plan to groom 35 trails, including Bootlegger, Snow Snake, and Ruthie’s for a grand total of 138 acres of freshly groomed terrain.
Currently it is sunny and 35 degrees at the summit of Sterling with winds of 0 to 5 mph. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for sunny skies early with increasing clouds and temperatures between 27 and 46 degrees.
This was one of the only clouds I saw all day
This weekend we have many events like the Friendly Freeski Challenge, the Blast from the Past, and more many! For all the details check out our events page.
Tele Timmy on Upper Chilcoot